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Year <strong>2007</strong><br />

Divisions The Group<br />

Financial<br />

statements<br />

Further information<br />

1) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss<br />

All derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting in compliance<br />

with IAS 39 are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit<br />

or loss. Derivatives are carried at fair value using prices quoted in active<br />

markets. The results of derivatives hedging purchases and sales are recognised<br />

in other operating income or expenses. The results of derivatives<br />

used to hedge financial items are recognised in financial items, unless<br />

the derivative has been designated as a hedging instrument. The subcategory<br />

of financial assets at fair value through profit of loss in initial recognition<br />

includes investments in bond and special investment funds, as<br />

defined by the Group's treasury policy, as well as investments in other<br />

interest-bearing papers with over 3-month maturities. The interest<br />

income and fair value changes of these financial assets, as well as any<br />

commissions returned by funds are presented on a net basis in the<br />

income statement in the interest income of the category in question.<br />

2) Available-for-sale financial assets<br />

Available-for-sale financial assets are assets designated as available for<br />

sale at the date of initial recognition. Available-for-sale financial assets<br />

are measured at fair value at the balance sheet date and their fair value<br />

changes are recognised in equity. The fair value of publicly quoted financial<br />

assets is determined based on their market value. Financial assets<br />

not quoted publicly are measured at cost if their fair values cannot be<br />

measured reliably. The dividends from equity investments included in<br />

available-for-sale financial assets are recognised in financial items in the<br />

income statement. The interest income from available-for-sale financial<br />

assets is recognised in the financial items of the relevant category.<br />

3) Loans and receivables<br />

Loans and receivables are non-derivative assets with fixed or measurable<br />

payments. The Group's loans and receivables include trade receivables.<br />

They are recognised at amortised cost using the effective interest<br />

method.<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost in the balance sheet. Cash<br />

and cash equivalents include cash on hand and balances with banks. The<br />

cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheet also include<br />

amounts relating to the retail operations of division parent companies,<br />

used as cash floats in stores, or amounts being transferred to the respective<br />

companies.<br />

Financial liabilities<br />

Financial liabilities have initially been recognised at fair value, net of<br />

transaction costs. In the financial statements, financial liabilities are<br />

measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. The<br />

arrangement fees related to lines of credit are amortised over the validity<br />

period of the credit. Financial liabilities having a maturity period of over<br />

12 months after the balance sheet date are classified as non-current liabilities.<br />

Those having a maturity period of less than 12 months after the<br />

balance sheet date are classified as current liabilities.<br />

Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting<br />

When acquired, derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value<br />

and subsequently measured at fair value at the balance sheet date. The<br />

changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not fulfil the hedge<br />

accounting requirements of IAS 39 are disclosed in the income state-<br />

87<br />

ment. The results of instruments hedging commercial currency risks are<br />

recognised in other operating income or expenses. The portion of derivatives<br />

hedging financial transactions to be recognised in the income statement<br />

is included in financial items.<br />

When entered into, derivative contracts are treated either as fair<br />

value hedges of receivables or liabilities, or in the case of currency risk,<br />

as cash flow hedges, as hedges of net investments in a foreign entity, or<br />

as derivative contracts that do not meet the hedge accounting criteria.<br />

When a hedging arrangement is entered into, the relationship<br />

between the item being hedged and the hedging instrument, as well as<br />

the objectives of the Group's risk management are documented. The<br />

effectiveness of the hedging relationship is tested regularly and the<br />

effective portion is recognised, against the change in the fair value of the<br />

hedged item, in translation differences in equity, or in the revaluation<br />

surplus. The ineffective portion is recognised in financial items or other<br />

operating income and expenses. The effective portion of the fair value<br />

change of instruments hedging cash flow, such as a long-term credit<br />

facility, is recognised in the equity hedging reserve. The value change of<br />

currency derivative instruments relating to the credit facility is recognised<br />

in the loan account, and the fair value changes of interest rate<br />

derivative instruments in other non-interest-bearing debt and<br />

receivables.<br />

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument<br />

expires or is sold, the contract is terminated or exercised. Any cumulative<br />

gain or loss existing in equity remains in equity until the forecast transaction<br />

has occurred.<br />

Measurement principles<br />

The fair value of forward rate agreements is determined by reference to<br />

the market price of the balance sheet date. The fair value of interest rate<br />

swaps is calculated on the basis of the present value of future cash flows<br />

using the market prices at the balance sheet date. The fair value of forward<br />

exchanges is determined by measuring the forward contracts at the<br />

forward rate of the balance sheet date. Currency options are measured by<br />

using the counterparty's price quotation, but the Group verifies the price<br />

with the help of the Black-Scholes method. Electricity and grain derivatives<br />

are measured at fair value using the market quotations of the balance<br />

sheet date.<br />

Hedging a net investment in a foreign entity<br />

The Group applies hedge accounting in accordance with IAS 39 to hedge<br />

foreign currency net investments in foreign units. Forward exchanges or<br />

foreign currency loans are used as hedging instruments. Spot price<br />

changes in forward exchanges are recognised as translation differences<br />

under equity, and changes in the interest rate difference are recognised<br />

as income under financial items. The exchange differences of foreign<br />

currency loans are stated as translation differences under equity. When a<br />

foreign entity is disposed of or wound up, the accumulated gains or<br />

losses from hedging instruments are recognised in profit or loss.<br />

Embedded derivatives<br />

The Group has prepared method descriptions to identify embedded derivatives<br />

and applies fair value measurement. Fair value is determined<br />

using the market prices of the measurement date and the value change is<br />

recognised in the income statement.

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